Hillsborough Police report thefts and DWI charges

HILLSBOROUGH — The Hillsborough Police Department reports the following thefts and DWI charges:

Theft charges
Tao Wu, 57, of Montgomery was charged with alleged shoplifting at the ShopRite Supermarket at 601 Route 206 on April 23. She allegedly took three pork chop packages valued at $8.05 and a package of men’s briefs valued at $6.99 and attempted to exit the store with them in her purse.

Police responded to K-Mart at 256 Route 206 on April 29 for a report of an employee who was found taking money out of the cash register. The employee, Janelle Bell of South Bound Brook, was accused of taking $40 from the register and placing it on her person on April 27, and then taking $50 from the register on April 28. K-Mart had a surveillance video showing the actions but Bell said she was willing to pay back the money, and K-Mart did not press charges at the time of the incident.

DWI charges
Madison Miranda, 26, of Hillsborough was charged for alleged DWI on April 9. Police noticed him running on the southbound side of Route 206 at 2 a.m. and his car left in the woods; he was apprehended by police in front of Meadowbrook Drive and Route 206. His clothing was covered with grass and dirt stains, and his arms and head were scratched from running in the woods where his car was located. When police asked why he was running, Miranda said that he was going to contact his brother so he could help him get the car out of the bushes. He was also charged with refusal to submit to breathalyzer, careless driving, unlicensed driver, leaving scene of accident and failure to report accident.

Deborah Cool, 44, of Hillsborough was arrested and charged with alleged DWI on April 14. On that day, police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries on Route 206 near Homestead Road. Cool had rear-ended the vehicle in front of her, and related that she fell while getting out of her vehicle after the crash, causing her head to bleed. Police requested dispatch, and while they were speaking on the radio, police said Cool attempted to lean on the trunk of the vehicle but lost her balance and fell over, striking her head on the northbound guard rail. She lost consciousness for several seconds. She was brought to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Cool is also charged with careless driving.

Gary Jannone, 57, of Hillsborough was arrested and charged with alleged DWI on April 22. Jannone had been driving a work van and had crashed into a utility pole, according to police. He was also charged with refusal and failure to maintain lane.

Eric Wilson, 35, of Hillsborough was arrested and charged with alleged DWI on April 25 on Amwell Road while traveling westbound. He is also charged with failure to maintain lane and driving while suspended.